Basic Details Surname Collinge Forenames W Gender Male Information stated on memorial Alternative forename William Foster War First World War (1914-1918) Served or died Died Notes Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. He was not married and was training to be a farmer on a farm near Selby as he planned to emigrate and farm in Canada but instead enlisted in March 1918. He died in a casualty clearing station on the day he received shrapnel wounds to his back and was not found to be commemorated on any other Calderdale memorial. Primary Service As stated on memorial Service (Primary - Stated) Not Stated on the Memorial Unit (Primary - Stated) Not Stated on the Memorial Rank / Title (Primary - Stated) Not Stated on the Memorial Our References Service (Primary - Our reference) British Army Unit (Primary - Our reference) The King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference) Private Death and Burial details Year of death 1918 Month of death October Day of death 2 Age at death 18 Manner of death as stated Not Stated on the Memorial Manner of death reference Died of Wounds